Officials in Venice and Florence, Italy want to see Airbnb hosts and short-term rental properties play by the same rules as the hospitality industry as they look ahead to the inevitable return of ...

Venice, Italy is a beautiful city that everyone should see at least once in their life! We were lucky enough to stay for 5 ...

Tourists sprawled over sidewalks, garbage piled up in the streets, and thousands-strong lines to enter museums. Overtourism feels a long time ago now, but the after effects are still being felt in ...

FLORENCE, Italy—The city of Botticelli’s “Venus” and Michelangelo’s “David” is now the city of Airbnb. The spread of short-term rentals has pushed up rents and priced out residents. Shops that once ...

30% of homes in central Florence, Italy, are listed on Airbnb, the Wall Street Journal said. Florence's rents have risen 42% since 2016 and locals, no longer able to afford it, are leaving. The city ...

The increase in short-term rentals is worsening Italy's housing crisis. View on euronews ...